Im sorry i dont have the specs. I know that he is not using a specific custom mold. he uses the kblade stock version while sporting the newest blade paintjob, and there is of course lead on the frame.

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Do you know if he adds a substantial amount of lead or if it's mainly just to match the racquets. Just wondering how much heavier his racket ends up being compared to the stock version, have you hit with it at all?

definitely some lead under the bumper. around 6-8g as far as I could tell

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Ah nice! Did you get a peek under the bumper of the unstrung ones? That'd be like 2 layers of lead tape across the top roughly?
I wonder with the lead & leather grip what the total weight of his frame ends up at, probably around the 12oz mark at least.

As for balance I bet some of the hardcore talktennis members could hazard a guess just from looking at the picture of the racket finger hang in your article. Haha

Ah nice! Did you get a peek under the bumper of the unstrung ones? That'd be like 2 layers of lead tape across the top roughly?
I wonder with the lead & leather grip what the total weight of his frame ends up at, probably around the 12oz mark at least.

As for balance I bet some of the hardcore talktennis members could hazard a guess just from looking at the picture of the racket finger hang in your article. Haha

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that was my method lol. since the leather grip is heavier than the stock synthetic grip, I'm guessing there's only lead under the bumper. I only had a few minutes to do the interview, so I had Yvon (the Team Canada stringer) pose with the racquet that way so that we could estimate the balance.

@Ross I tried it sooooo long ago but if I remember it was NOT muted and almost plush like new blade is. Stiffer brassier response but lots of people prefer that over new blade from what I read in reviews on TW sales pages.

I have a couple of P25's and got them in the bag, the P25 is as described like a copy of an extreme or instinct. The pro stock blade that I thought was a p25 is referred to as a Kblade pro stock and comes in an open or closed pattern. I think that is racquet that Raonic uses and is the racquet that Yongary is selling, it just isn't called a p25.

The kblade pro stock feels flexier in the head to me than the standard kblade, which felt stiffer in the head in my opinion. I think these racquets feel much nicer than the retail but probably don't have as much pop. This is clearly not an issue for Raonic!

I have a couple of P25's and got them in the bag, the P25 is as described like a copy of an extreme or instinct. The pro stock blade that I thought was a p25 is referred to as a Kblade pro stock and comes in an open or closed pattern. I think that is racquet that Raonic uses and is the racquet that Yongary is selling, it just isn't called a p25.

The kblade pro stock feels flexier in the head to me than the standard kblade, which felt stiffer in the head in my opinion. I think these racquets feel much nicer than the retail but probably don't have as much pop. This is clearly not an issue for Raonic!

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Thanks, very interesting. Will post this info in the pros/blade thread.